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The table below looks at the demand for Data Mining skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Data Mining over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkData Mining
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank90111
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching contract IT job ads1317
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.017 %
As % of the category below2.642 %2.053 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£384
% change on same period last year-6.21 %
Hourly rates quoted90
Average minimum hourly rate£30.67-
Average hourly rate£31.11-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£31.56-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.29£39.11
% change on same period last year-17.42 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads492828
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.699 %0.836 %
Daily rates quoted94167
Average minimum daily rate£302£300
Average daily rate£316£318
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£336
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£351
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Hourly rates quoted2231
Average minimum hourly rate£30.39£23.88
Average hourly rate£32.36£25.70
% change on same period last year+25.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.33£27.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.04£31.73
% change on same period last year-5.33 %
Data Mining UKData Mining
UK

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Data Mining
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Data Mining across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

Scotland Data Mining Demand Trend

Data Mining
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Data Mining across the Scotland region.

Scotland Data Mining Daily Rate Trend

Data Mining
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Data Mining across the Scotland region.

Scotland Data Mining Hourly Rate Trend

Data Mining
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Data Mining across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Scotland Data Mining Hourly Rate Histogram

Data Mining
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Mining within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
DundeeNew entry-10--
GlasgowUp+181--
EdinburghNew entry-1--
Data Mining UKData Mining
UK

Data Mining
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Data Mining also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Data Mining.

111 (78.57 %)Finance
210 (71.43 %)Java
210 (71.43 %)J2EE
210 (71.43 %)OLAP
210 (71.43 %)WebLogic
210 (71.43 %)OOA/OOD
210 (71.43 %)OO
210 (71.43 %)JBoss
210 (71.43 %)Tomcat
210 (71.43 %)WebLogic Portal
210 (71.43 %)AJAX
39 (64.29 %)Requirements Analysis
45 (35.71 %)Adobe
45 (35.71 %)Google
45 (35.71 %)Adobe Flex
45 (35.71 %)GWT
45 (35.71 %)Spring
54 (28.57 %)Degree
63 (21.43 %)Education
63 (21.43 %)SQL Server
72 (14.29 %)VBA
72 (14.29 %)WebServices
72 (14.29 %)MySQL
72 (14.29 %)Oracle
72 (14.29 %)SQL
72 (14.29 %)Computer Science
72 (14.29 %)Oracle OLAP
81 (7.143 %)Management Information System
81 (7.143 %)Workflow
81 (7.143 %)Corporate Banking

Data Mining
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Data Mining also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Data Mining. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (71.43 %)J2EE
110 (71.43 %)AJAX
25 (35.71 %)Adobe Flex
25 (35.71 %)GWT
25 (35.71 %)Spring
32 (14.29 %)WebServices
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (71.43 %)WebLogic
110 (71.43 %)JBoss
110 (71.43 %)Tomcat
110 (71.43 %)WebLogic Portal
21 (7.143 %)SAS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.143 %)SPSS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (71.43 %)OLAP
23 (21.43 %)SQL Server
32 (14.29 %)MySQL
32 (14.29 %)Oracle OLAP
41 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (7.143 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (78.57 %)Finance
23 (21.43 %)Education
31 (7.143 %)Government
31 (7.143 %)Banking
31 (7.143 %)Corporate Banking
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (57.14 %)Software Engineer
23 (21.43 %)Developer
32 (14.29 %)Programmer
32 (14.29 %)Java Developer
32 (14.29 %)Software Programmer
41 (7.143 %)SQL Developer
41 (7.143 %)SQL Server Developer
41 (7.143 %)IT Architect
41 (7.143 %)Business Project Manager
41 (7.143 %)Business Manager
41 (7.143 %)Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Architect
41 (7.143 %)Project Manager
41 (7.143 %)Business Analyst
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (14.29 %)Computer Science
21 (7.143 %)Management Information System
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (71.43 %)OOA/OOD
110 (71.43 %)OO
29 (64.29 %)Requirements Analysis
31 (7.143 %)Performance Management
31 (7.143 %)Data Protection
31 (7.143 %)Financial Modelling
31 (7.143 %)Workflow
31 (7.143 %)Migration
31 (7.143 %)Data Analysis
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (71.43 %)Java
22 (14.29 %)SQL
22 (14.29 %)VBA
31 (7.143 %)Transact-SQL
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (28.57 %)Degree
21 (7.143 %)Citrix Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (35.71 %)Adobe
15 (35.71 %)Google
22 (14.29 %)Oracle